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why is everyone screaming?

It’s Sunday afternoon. My 2-year old son is quietly playing by himself with his construction toys in the sandbox while my 4-year old daughter is singing to herself and riding her tricycle around our backyard. She rides over to him and stops. She suddenly picks up a sand pail, and out of nowhere, hurls it at him. It hits him on the head. Startled, and clearly stunned, he quickly stands up. He decides the best course of action is to head-butt his sister in the sternum. She falls off her tricycle. Dazed, but not defeated, she stands back up. They stare each other down. Suddenly, he charges like a rhino. She shrieks, almost as if she expected this. Four and a half seconds later, everyone is screaming.

“Alright, you play here and you play over here!” I scream as I break up and separate the two.

My wife screams at me to watch them properly and walks back into the house.

I sit back down in my lawn chair.

The 4-year old starts playing with chalk and coloring the pavement.

The 2-year old starts playing with his fire truck.

All is in order.

I can hear the birds chirping again.

Ahhhhhh. Silence.

The baby suddenly stands up.

“WTF?” I whisper to myself.

I watch as he walks over to his sister. He picks up a plastic shovel and throws it at her.

It hits her in the back of the head.

She yells and stands up.

They stare at each other.

She suddenly charges like a rhino.

Chaos ensues again.

Everyone is screaming.

I sit in my lawn chair straight dumbstruck.

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